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Chapter Awards Scholarships

The chapter presented continuing education scholarships in December to 2nd Lt. Ronald Furniel, USAF; Master Sgt. John Dizonno, USAF; and Staff Sgt. Freddie Henderson, USAF. In all, the chapter awarded $300 to eight AFCEANs for their pursuit of higher education. Following the presentation, the chapter heard from Col. John Shapland, USAF. As commander of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, he is responsible for the 435th Air and Space Communications Group, which is responsible for much of U.S. Air Forces in Europe's deployable communications. While he is always impressed with comms ability to just make things happen, Shapland said, “We must work toward delivering tactical capabilities, just like in my office.” To do this, he left the chapter attendees with the challenge to know their customers, know their needs and make the solutions simple to understand.